1) The result of a sudden compulsion to lie, embellish, deceive, pander, flip flop, fake, or make up facts.

2) something classless and untrue that was said; get called out for your mendacity; the repetition of the falsehood under the cynical assumption that voters are easily fooled and there will be no consequences.

Did you hear about the Romnincident where this guy running for office told Latinos to vote for him because he willmake Spanish the official language of the USA but then the very next day told the Jamaicans to vote for him because he'd make Patois the official language of the USA? What a douche!